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* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest 2'' (the TVB adaptation of the novel with the same name) has its first story arc being the Six Eared Macaque, a behemoth-sized monkey monster born from a rock (not unlike Sun Wukong himself) who is initially content with living in the countryside, until the Emperor Taizong, seeing the monkey monster as an "omen of fortune", decide to launch a campaign to have the Macaque transported into Chang 'an, the Capital City, despite his courtiers' protests. The Macaque is successfully put to sleep and captured thanks to the help of three bumbling demons hired by the Emperor, but much like King Kong, it regains consciousness and starts wrecking the entire city, nearly killing Emperor Taizong's friend Tang Sanzang (via GiantFootOfStomping) until Sun Wukong pulled a BigDamnHeroes and stops the macaque from causing further damage.

Some can consider Franchise/KingKong one of the most famous and enduring movie monsters ever to be put to screen. "The 8th Wonder of the World" he was called since his [[Film/KingKong1933 1933 debut]]. He has appeared in things from sequels to remakes, spin-offs, animated spin-offs, comic books and video-games. Thus, copyright-dodging spoofs trying to [[{{Pun}} ape]] him are just as likely to exist. (Notably, while Godzilla is more difficult to knock off due to his unorthodox and outdated Tyrannosaurus-inspired design combining features of several other dinosaurs, King Kong, aside from his size, mostly resembles a typical gorilla or ape and thus is more difficult to copyright as a trademarked character.)

A King Kong Copy will almost always either be [[KillerGorilla an ape]], [[{{Kaiju}} a giant creature]] or both. They often live on an IsleOfGiantHorrors, where they are [[GiantAnimalWorship worshipped like gods]] by [[HollywoodNatives primitive peoples]], being offered [[BeastAndBeauty a nubile young woman]], usually as a [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice]] to them. A KingKongClimb is almost inevitable, followed by a [[DisneyVillainDeath long drop to their death]] after being shot at by fighter-pilots. PrimalChestPound may also be used. A BehemothBattle with another giant monster (such as a {{Notzilla}} or a TRexpy) is optional.

[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise Order: [[Film/KingKong1933 King Kong]], [[Franchise/DragonBall Oozaru/Great Ape]], Franchise/DonkeyKong and [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Gorizilla]]]]

* WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch enters Bananas, the zoo gorilla, in wrestling contest offering a $500 prize. His ring name is King Klong.

* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest 2'' (the TVB adaptation of the novel with the same name) has its first story arc being the Six Eared Macaque, a behemoth-sized monkey monster born from the rock (not unlike Sun Wukong himself) who is initially content with living in the countryside, until the Emperor Taizong, seeing the monkey monster as an "omen of fortune", decide to launch a campaign to have the Macaque transported into Chang 'an, the Capital City, despite his courtiers' protests. The Macaque is successfully put to sleep and captured thanks to the help of three bumbling demons hired by the Emperor, but much like King Kong, it regains consciousness and starts wrecking the entire city, nearly killing Emperor Taizong's friend Tang Sanzang (via GiantFootOfStomping) until Sun Wukong pulled a BigDamnHeroes and stops the macaque from causing further damage.

* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest 2'' (the TVB adaptation of the novel with the same name) has its first story arc being the Six Eared Macaque, a behemoth-sized monkey monster born from the rock (not unlike the series' ''other'' monkey hero, Sun Wukong) who is initially content with living in the countryside, until the Emperor Taizong, seeing the monkey monster as an "omen of fortune", inexplicably decide to launch a campaign to have the Six Eared Macaque transported into Chang 'an, the Capital City, despite his courtiers' protests. The Macaque is successfully put to sleep and captured thanks to the help of three bumbling demons hired by the Emperor, but much like King Kong, it regains consciousness and starts wrecking the entire city, nearly killing Emperor Taizong's friend, Tang Sanzang (via GiantFootOfStomping) until Sun Wukong pulled a BigDamnHeroes and stops the macaque from causing further damage.

* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest 2'' (the TVB adaptation of the novel with the same name) has its first story arc being the Six Eared Macaque, a behemoth-sized monkey monster born from the rock (not unlike the series' ''other'' monkey hero, Sun Wukong) who is initially content with living in the countryside, until the Emperor Taizong, seeing the monkey monster as an "omen of fortune", inexplicably decide to launch a campaign to have the Six Eared Macaque transported into Chang 'an, the Capital City, despite his courtiers' protests. The Macaque is successfully put to sleep and captured thanks to the help of three bumbling demons hired by the Emperor, but much like King Kong, it regains consciousness and starts wrecking the entire city, nearly killing Emperor Taizong's friend, Tang Sanzang (via GiantFootOfStomping) until Sun Wukong pulled a BigDamnHeroes and stops the macaque from causing further damage. The entire story arc is a Tang Dynasty re-enactment of the original King Kong story, but with Sun Wukong and his fellow disciples thrown in for good measure.

* ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest 2'' (the TVB adaptation of the novel with the same name) have it's first story arc being the Six Eared Macaque, a behemoth-sized monkey monster born from the rock (not unlike the series' ''other'' monkey hero, Sun Wukong) who is initially content with living in the countryside, until the Emperor Taizong, seeing the monkey monster as an "omen of fortune", inexplicably decide to launch a campaign to have the Six Eared Macaque transported into Chang 'an, the Capital City, despite his courtiers' protests. The Macaque is successfully put to sleep and captured thanks to the help of three bumbling demons hired by the Emperor, but much like King Kong, it regains consciousness and starts wrecking the entire city, nearly killing Emperor Taizong's friend, Tang Sanzang (via GiantFootOfStomping) until Sun Wukong pulled a BigDamnHeroes and stops the macaque from causing further damage. The entire story arc is pretty much a Tang Dynasty re-enactment of the original King Kong story, but with Sun Wukong and his fellow disciples thrown in for good measure.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheCroodsANewAge'': The film's BigBad is a {{Kaiju}}-sized ape ([[MixAndMatchCritters part mandrill, part gorilla, part echidna]]) named Spiny Mandrilla. The Betterman family hide behind a wooden wall from him, just like the Skull Island natives do from Kong. The local tribe of Punch-Monkeys appease him with sacrifices (primarily [[StockAnimalDiet bananas]]), but when Grug eats the bananas intended as sacrifice, the Punch-Monkeys kidnap him along with Phil and Guy and give them to the Mandrilla as HumanSacrifice. Finally, [[spoiler:the Mandrilla also suffers a DisneyVillainDeath, falling into a chasm to his doom]].

* [[https://youtu.be/8SsSIsKgL_M This]] 1995 and for Coca Cola has a woman getting offended because the giant gorilla that kidnapped her is more interested in a giant bottle of come than her.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie'' has Mojo Jojo ripping off King Kong [[spoiler:after loading himself with Chemical X. Not only does he mutate into an enormous ape, but he also gains several abilities fitting that of a {{Kaiju}}, like fire breathing]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheReluctantWerewolf'' has one of the most bizarre examples: Genghis Kong, who is a mash-up between a giant orangutan and UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan.

* As well as painting official ''King Kong'' posters and the cover for the novelization to the 1976 movie, Creator/FrankFrazetta drew ''[[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YDGHg8pt-EE/Xtvh75oknQI/AAAAAAACVmM/tUPxXgh0qckrSkpwSToUP2XlGhzVRuk4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Queen%2BKong.jpg Queen Kong]]''. A naked GiantWoman standing on a skyscraper holding a regular sized gorilla.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheCroodsANewAge'': The film's BigBad is a {{Kaiju}}-sized ape ([[MixAndMatchCritters part mandrill, part gorilla, part echidna]]) named Spiny Mandrilla. The Betterman family hide behind a wooden wall from him, just like the Skull Island natives do from Kong. The local tribe of Punch-Monkeys appease him with sacrifices (primarily [[StockAnimalDiet bananas]]), but when Grug eats the bananas intended as sacrifice, the Punch-Monkeys kidnap him along with Phil and Guy and give them to the Mandrilla as HumanSacrifice. Finally, [[spoiler:the Mandrilla also suffers a DisneyVillainDeath, falling into a chasm to his doom]].

** ''ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'' once fought a giant gorilla called Chandu who could use XRayVision, heat vision and Kryptonite EyeBeams after drinking water that had been polluted by Kryptonite. Shoes defeats him by using a giant battery to drain the thunderclouds of their excess energy.

* ''ComicBook/{{ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog}}'' Issue # 17 had a giant robot gorilla called King Gong.

* ''Film/MightyJoeYoung'' is a giant gorilla [[GentleGiant much friendlier than Kong]] who is tamed by a woman named Jill Young. Similarly to Kong, Joe is taken to the city and exhibited to the public, where he escapes and goes on a rampage. The same effects man who worked on Kong, Willis O'Brien, also worked on this film (alongside his protege, Creator/RayHarryhausen). The film got a [[Film/MightyJoeYoung1998 remake by Disney in 1998]].

* ''Film/MightyJoeYoung'' is a giant gorilla [[GentleGiant much friendlier than Kong]] who is tamed by a woman named Jill Young. Similarly to Kong, Joe is taken to the city and exhibited to the public, where he escapes and goes on a rampage. The same effects man who worked on Kong, Willis O'Brien, also worked on this film (alongside his protege, Creator/RayHarryhausen).

* ''ComicBook/{{ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog}} Issue # 17 had a giant Robot Gorilla called King Gong.